June 2010 Was Very Wet Across The Area

Rainfall for June 2010

Radar estimates show how wet it has been across the region throughout the month of June. While this image may slightly over estimate rainfall amounts due to hail contamination from severe storms, it clearly shows a few areas where rainfall amounts exceeded ten inches. One of these locations was De Smet, which officially reported 10.72 inches for the month of June, which was the fourth wettest June on record. Similarly, Huron reported 7.52 inches of rain, which is nearly 230 percent of normal. Sioux Falls received 7.83 inches, which is over 4 inches above normal and the fourth wettest June on record. Sioux City officially recorded 6.40, though locations both east and west of Sioux City received over 10 inches. In Cherokee, rainfall totals ranged from 6 to 8 inches across the city on the morning of June 27th, creating widespread flooding and causing a bridge south of town to washout due to the rainfall. Below is a table that shows rainfall totals, ranks, records, and normals for many locations across the Sioux Falls County Warning Area:

Site	June Precip	Rank	Record Amount and Year	Normal
Cherokee, IA	13.11	1st	13.11 in 2010	4.53
Spencer 1N, IA	12.81	1st	12.81 in 2010	4.04
Primghar, IA	12.35	1st	12.35 in 2010	4.94
Holstein, IA	11.58	2nd	13.42 in 1967	4.66
Hawarden, IA	10.91	2nd	15.79 in 1983	3.76
De Smet, SD	10.72	4th	13.66 in 1914	3.92
Wessington Springs, SD	10.43	1st	10.43 in 2010	3.12
Peterson, IA	10.15	2nd	10.70 in 1954	4.60
Mitchell, SD	9.96	1st	9.96 in 2010	3.52
Sanborn, IA	9.91	1st	9.91 in 2010	4.32
Gregory, SD	9.87	2nd	12.05 in 2005	3.75
Brookings 2NE, SD	9.48	2nd	10.21 in 1994	4.23
Le Mars, IA	9.38	3rd	9.65 in 1950	3.97
Wakefield, NE	9.18	2nd	12.40 in 1967	4.14
Menno, SD	8.50	5th	10.70 in 1984	3.43
Montrose, SD	8.46	2nd	8.67 in 1965	3.53
Tyndall, SD	8.40	5th	10.42 in 2005	3.12
Marion, SD	8.14	3rd	14.19 in 1984	3.59
Spencer, IA	8.11	1st	8.11 in 2010	n/a
Sioux Center 2SE, IA	8.08	6th	11.84 in 1971	4.59
Sioux Falls, SD	7.83	4th	8.43 in 1984	3.49
Pipestone, MN	7.78	9th	9.86 in 1993	3.93
Sheldon, IA	7.67	10th	10.49 in 1953	4.48
Lake Park, IA	7.61	8th	10.52 in 1953	4.63
Flandreau, SD	7.57	6th	10.05 in 1984	3.84
Huron, SD	7.52	7th	11.56 in 1914	3.28
Windom, MN	7.44	7th	11.06 in 1914	4.47
Vermillion 2SE, SD	7.26	7th	9.13 in 1999	3.61
Centerville 6SE, SD	7.11	14th	11.02 in 1983	3.95
Lakefield 2NE, MN	6.79	2nd	6.96 in 1951	n/a
Sioux Rapids 4E, IA	6.72	17th	11.69 in 1993	4.65
Yankton 2E, SD	6.69	9th	9.68 in 1941	3.91
Canton, SD	6.67	14th	10.96 in 1954	3.68
White Lake, SD	6.45	11th	9.09 in 1967 and 1962	3.19
Sioux City, IA	6.40	12th	8.78 in 1967	3.61
Chamberlain, SD	6.16	3rd	6.52 in 2005	n/a
Academy 2NE, SD	5.79	20th	8.79 in 2005	3.34
Sibley 3NE, IA	5.65	25th	11.20 in 1914	4.35